Saw handle



B. R. WATSON.

SAW HANDLE.

APPLICATION FILED 1uu 12, 1920.

Patented May -2, 1922.

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T 0 all to 710m it may concern: Be it known that I, BAZEL R. VATSON, a citizen of theUnited States, residing at Everett in the county of Snohomi'sh and State of Washington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Saw landles, of which the following is a specification. c

This invention relates to improvements in saw handles especially adapted for use on felling saws.

An important object-of this invention is to provide a saw handle having novel means for securely and firmly saw blade so that the continued useiof the saw will not result inthe loosening of the connection between the handle and the blade.

A further object of the invention is to rovide a saw handle having, a head provided with novel means for securelyi'engagloop of 'thelsame witha beall owed to sever or cut result of continued use of the saw.

vide a saw handlehaving a head provided with a V which are adapted to'be arranged on opposite sides of and firmly in'contact with a saw blade so as to brace the same" and to form a projection or: stop I element to pre- I vent the fastening means for the blade from engaging a tree upon being out, so as to prevent the fastening I devicefrom becoming accidentally loosened; V

The invention forming the subject matter of this invention also aims to provide a saw handle which may be easily applied, is dur able in use and cheap to manufacture.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Figure 1 is a perspective View of the improved handle applied, I

Figure 2 is a central section through the same applied,

Figure 3 is a vertical transverse section taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

In the drawing, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown the'preferred embodiment of the invention, the numeral 5 generally designates a felling saw blade havmg a plura i y of rippin a fellin D a b .willjbe obser Afurther object of the invention-is to pros pair of forwarding projecting ears 1th "ening up on the vertical longitudinal Specification of Letters Patent. Patented lvlay 2,. 1922, Application filed June 12, 1920.- Serial at. 388,416. l

longitudinally extending teeth6 along one edge portion thereof. The

improved handle forming the subject matter of this application is generally designated by the numeral 10 and comprises a head 11 having a rearwardly extending shank '12 formed integral therewith. The shank carries' a sleeve 13. As illustrated in Figure 1 of the drawing, a wooden handle 14 is detachably extended through the sleeve '13 and is provided with an enlarged head 17 which engages' the upper side of'the sleeveso as to limit the movement of the handle.

' With, particular reference to Figure; 2, it, ved that the head 11 and the adj acent portion of therea-rwardly extending shank 12 are 7 formed with a longitudinally extending slot 15which snugly receives the adj-acentend portion of the saw blade. A loop 16 of elongated formation is extended thro'ugha'transvers'e opening 18 in the head and is provided with a screw threaded shank 20 on which a collar "or washer 22 and a wing nut 2d are mounted. With particular reference to Figure 3, it will be observed I that the side wallsiof' the opening 18 are inclined" inwardly in the direction of the upper end of the head so that as theloop 16 is drawn through the opening. the sides of h lo p with the inwardly inclined walls of the openw ll be pressed together by contact ing. That'is to say, as the" loop 16 isdrawn rough the opening as the result of tightthumb screw 24, the sides of thejloop' are drawn inwardly into firm and rigid engagement with the sides of the saw bladeso asjto provide a secure connection between the loop and the saw blade. Also, as the loop 16 is drawn through the transverse opening 18 which intersects the slot 15, the upper longitudinal edge of the saw blade is drawn flatly into engagement with the upper wall of the slot15 and the rear end of the blade is engaged with the rear end of the slot. As illustrated in V Figure 3, the sides of the loop adjacent the With particular reference to Figure 2, it will 7 be observed that' the forwardly projecting ears 28 have their upper portions.v connected as indicated at 30 to provide a saddle bearing over the upper edge of the saw blade and that the ears extend beyond the verti cal plane of the wing nut 24 so that the wing nut is prevented from engaging a tree and becoming loosened in its connection with thescrew threadedshank 20. The connecting portion 30 of the forwardly projecting cars 28 cooperates with the upper wall of the slot 15 so as to limit the upward movement of the saw blade "uponbeing secured to the head, It will be noted that the loop 15 is disposed between the ears and the shank 12 so that the loop may firmly and securely draw the upper longitudinal edge portion of the blade firmly into contact with the con necting portion 80 and the upper wall of the slot 15. The forward edges of the ears 28 a curve to the lower end of the head to provide a pairlof bearing lips contacting they saw blade throughout the" major portion" of its widthandibr'acing the head at, its forward sidefl Similarly, the line of the shank atthelower 'side thereof curves to the lower end of the head to provide, a similar pair of bearing'lip's contacting the blade throughbut thedmajor portion of its widthand brac .ing theheadfatit's' rear side,'the;bear1ng;1ip's continuations- {of th 1 forming," of course,

In themanufacture of the improved handle the Same is preferably made of 'alumi-' mum although .it is obvious that other materials may be employed" if found -expedient." connecting the improved handle :m a

i I felli ng saw} blade,it is merely' nec'essary to extend oneend portion of the bladewithin the slot 15 so that the rear endof the blade" isengaged with the rear end of'the slot and so f that t-he upper longitudinal edge of the blade is-engaged with the upper wall of the slot and with the connecting portion 30. The loop 16 is now drawn firmly into engagement with the blade tightening up on the nut 24 so that as the loopis drawnupwardly the sides of the same will be drawn snugly into contact with the opposite sides'of the blade. .W-ith the handle so adjusted, the same is not liable to become loos- ,ened asthe result of continued use of the eluding a shank provided at one end with a sleeve to receive a handle and at its opposite end with a tubular head projecting above and below the shank and formed at its lower end portion with a diametric saw: blade receiving slot extending axially of the shank in'the rearof the head, the line of the shank at the lower side thereof slopingto'the lower end of the head to define a pairof bearing flips bracing the projecting lower end ofthe head 'and'jproviding' a continuatiomof the wallsfof saidg'slot to contact asaw bladein thejre'ar of, the head, ears projecting from the'forward sideof the "head bracing the a saddle to bear over the upper edge of' the saw blade, the forwardedges of said ears s'lopingto the l'ower'end of the head to provide "a Second pair fof' bearing lips bracing the projecting 'lower'end' of the head and formt projecting upper" end of, "the head and v inte- V grally joined at their upper endstofprovide ing acontinuation of the walls of said slot to contact the saw blade at the forward side of the head, and a loop'adjustable through the head for clamping the saw blade in said slot. 1 In testimony'whereof I vailix my'signature. BAZEL R. WATSON. [L. s.] 

